Wearing-pad for horses



(No Model.)

J. E. HAYWARD.

WEARING PAD FOR HORSES.

No. 460,822. Patented Oct. 6,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSIAH E. IIAYYVARD, OF ELMXVOOD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WEARING-PAD FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,822, dated October 6, 1891.

Application filed April 15, 1889- Serial No. 307,386- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSIAH E. HAYWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elm- Wood, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usecomposed of canvas with felt stuffing and strips of leather sewed on the outside, making it strong and durable and provided with a suitable strap and buckle for fastening around the legs, and each are supported and held in position by a strap of leather or webbing, which is buckled around the body, making it impossible for the pad to get out of place.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of a horse with the wearing-pad in position. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the wearii'ig-pad.

Similar letters refer to si Inilarparts th roughout the several views.

My improvement is compostd of the canvas piece A, of a suitable shape to properly fit the leg, having a felt stuffing at a a, this point being cup-shaped to fit closely to the joint of the shoulder when the animal is lying down and being well protected by the leather strips sewed on at a a, the strap G,

Two of the pads A are 40 legs, and adjusted by the strap and buckle F c.

It will be seen that when the animal is standing, as in Fig. 1, this wearing-pad hangs loosely around the legs, giving free movement to them; but when lying down it fits closely to the joint, owing to the peculiar 5o shape of the pad A. (Shown in Fig. 2.)

It is understood that this pad is to prevent, protect, and cure horses from having shoeboil poison, which is caused by the corks and sharp edges of the shoes being brought in contact with the shoulders of the front legs when lying down, and not intended to be used as an interfering-pad when the animal is inharness.

I am aware that prior to my invention wearing-pads have been made for horses. I there fore do not claim this construction, aside from the supportingstrap B, as novel.

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A pad of the character described, comprising the two padded flaps provided with strips a a, the buckles O O, the straps G G, and a strap B, to which said flaps are secured, said strap adapted to encircle the horse, and a buckle c for said strap, substantially as described.

JOSIAH E. HAYWARD.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH TOOKER, HOSEA KINGMAN. 

